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TO PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMBER 1477 OF 23 OCTOBER, 1979
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON, MODUK (DS11),
UKMIS GENEVA, WASHINGTON, UKMIS NEW YORK, PEKING, AND HANOI INFO ROUTINE MANILA, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, SINGAPORE, BANGKOK, THE HAGUE AND OSLO.
MY TELNO 1443: (NOT TO ALL): VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
1. REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AT 0900 ON 23 OCTOBER (PREVIOUS WEEK'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS):
A. IN UNHCR CAMPS
B. GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION AND
QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE
C. TOTAL
39,884
(38,240)
24,223 (26,471) 64,107 (64,711).
nee (817)
2. 72,961 (72,853) REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED SINCE 1 JANUARY, 1979. THE INCREASE OF 128 (50) SINCE 16 OCTOBER IS DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF 3 (1) SMALL BOATS AND THE 'NEDLLOYD SINOUTSKERK AND ''BARBER TAIF".
D.
3. UNHCR HAS RESTTLED 14,566 (13,837 REVISED) REFUGEES SINCE 1 JANUARY AND SINCE 16 OCTOBER IS 729 (567 REVISED).
14.